Yoro
Yoro, with a population of 25,560 (2020 calculation),[2] is the capital city of the Yoro Department of Honduras and the municipal seat of Yoro Municipality. It is notable for a local event known as Lluvia de Peces, where it is claimed that strong storms make fish fall from[3] the sky.[4][5]
Yoro | |
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Municipality | |
  Yoro Location in Honduras | |
| Coordinates: 15°8′N 87°8′W | |
| Country | Honduras |
| Department | Yoro |
| Villages | 19 |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 2,264 km2 (874 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 projection)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 98,561 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 31,777 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central America) |
| Climate | Aw |
Demographics
At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Yoro municipality had a population of 86,665. Of these, 86.52% were Mestizo, 10.65% Indigenous (10.05% Tolupan, 0.41% Lenca), 1.98% White, 0.80% Black or Afro-Honduran and 0.05% others.[6]
References
- Citypopulation.de Population of departments and municipalities in Honduras
- Citypopulation.de Population of cities in Honduras
- de, Chavagnac, X. (1906). Histoire des manufactures françaises de porcelaine. OCLC 771135438.
- Campos, Orsy. "Un pueblo en fiesta" (in Spanish). Revista Hablemos. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- Kirk Semple (July 16, 2017). "Every Year, the Sky 'Rains Fish.' Explanations Vary". New York Times.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), bases de datos en línea
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